At Farnborough Airshow Hélène Gagnon shared with us the environmental initiatives being spearheaded by business jet and commercial aircraft manufacturer Bombardier.  Watch the video to hear how Bombardier incorporates environmental stewardship throughout the production lifecycle; the company’s leadership in establishing a carbon offset programme for business jet customers; and how Bombardier is helping the aviation industry ‘walk [...]

Perfect weather and a great day for the opening of the Farnborough Air Show.  Next to the show news at every entrance, visitors could also pick up copies of the Green Flight Times and new Beginner’s Guide to Aviation Efficiency. Green flight was a theme that carried throughout the day.  First, we had a tour [...]

I have just returned from Montreal, where I met with a number of colleagues from across the aviation sector at the ICAO Environment Colloquium. Hélène Gagnon, one of our Board members from airframe manufacturer Bombardier, explains about the colloquium in this video: Hélène mentions our industry targets and goals in that video. One of them, [...]

The Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association, a group of aviation industry experts that have joined to agree on a set of standards for the dismantling and recycling of aircraft, has today awarded Bombardier as the first aircraft manufacturer to have accreditation for its aircraft recycling centre. Previously, recycling has only been done by specialist companies such [...]

Interesting news in today’s Guardian, as Rolls-Royce give us a glimpse of the work underway on the next generation of turboprop aircraft engines. They will reportedly be up to 30% more fuel-efficient than current jet aircraft powerplants and, importantly, just as quiet. Behind the scenes, work is believed to be underway from Pratt & Whitney, [...]